Railway-tie.



PATBNTED AUG.- 14, 19 06 M. BARTLEY.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPL'IGATXON II LED 00124.1905.

@TATES PATENT @Ftifiii.

RAILWAY-TEE.

Specification of Letters )3 atent.

Patented Aug. 14, A966.

Application filed October 4-, 1905. Serial No. 281,221.

T0 (0 whom it nul 1 {YUM/CF31: I Be itlznown that I, iinxi on' BARTLEY, a l citizen oi the United S ates, residing atl l l l l l Allegheny, in the county of Jillegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful impi'm'enionts in Railway- Ties, oi which tho following is n specification,

rotoronoo being had therein to tho ace-on 'pzinv'ing drawings, forming port of the specii'ioi'ition; in Whioliliigin'e 1 is =1 pcrspovtivo VltW of m improved tie. Fig. 2 is 1:. similar dotziil View showing the recessed soot in one of the side structural niomhrrs. Fig. is it View in side i elevation, part niseotioir, oionc of ti i showing tho rails in posii ion thereon. Fig. is 3. partial plan \iow of tho trzich, illustrating the arrnngoinmit of tho ties. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are cross-sectional. detail views showing various constructions.

My invention rotors to improvements in rsiilavnyties; and. it has for its object to pro- I ville it combination metal and wood tie or a tie having 0. main struotin'sil hotly portion I comprising two OPPOSllL'UlY-lOGi.tOd longituiiinal side inomlmrs socuroil together, wvitlil 'orvoning lilooks oi wood or other suitiiijile I hearing material upon which the rails may I rest and to which they niiiy be secured by I l l l l 1 l l l l l tho nsmi-l spikes.

The cmistrnotigin oi the invontioi its inoiio aitngon are v of operation, and. its various iii'lvn n'iiiii'o hilly heroiniiiiifr iii riiioil.

.linterring now to the wings, 8011i, the shin inrmooi'ioi the llti which l1." be of any 'noi uml I. rm. moi-bars, )S uloin" y shown in the views, 1 llitllflllli l'fa' hm. proviiloil with upper and lower flanges. 'iho nrlvzintiigo of sin-h structural form, which may also in b1 u. i'tiiiilo s" may be soruroii by i iiis, rivets, or in any other snitnlilo mnmiiri.

Tho siiloiiiomliors or: proioruhly prc Vidoci with shouldered wooruwn 3i, mls ptoil to receive tho thing of. tho rail 4, as (:l Show in Fig. 25, or rollod in ti 2 Flil elude :trl'iomns, -hzirs;, (to, is that ll 9 ppm" i'lai'igos provide. iirzirin -si .n for the flanges of the mil, tho provide honing-sorl zicoii zi(iz1 to not ipon tho; ballast, whilo tho i ntirvonii woh poi-iii l5 provide iiiolosing; shins. botwooo whirl toe intoryoning siigiplvi until hoiirmg-blocks l oi their mam; iCtl:

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:ihly out out to provide l. v pressed portion of said .llzinges. The blocks 2 5 are also prolomhly cut out or recessad in S, to .re-'

th s, and who): :issomlilo larger, tl'iorehy iitlzipting the tie to be used With any wei ot of rail. in such cases the ties; are laid in the manner indicated in Fig. 4, whereby the flange at one side of the tie ill bear against one of the shoulders at one side of the recess and on the next idjacont tie the opposite l'liuigo will hear againstthe opposite shoulder, the next :icont and l in the. same manner as the ill'fi l, tile intorvoiiing ties being located like tho second tic. The advent tiigo of this construction is that the mil is positively ongngml by the shoulders of the upper hinges oi the ties alternately on opposite sides throughout the length of the track, thereby iirinl y bracing the rails at both sides and positively promoting their displacement or sproarling.

' Behvoun the members 2 nteiioh end of the t a and in positions corrosponi'ling to tho posh tions of the rails :iro the blocks 5, of wood or any other suitable lll2li()iltl, i" Elly held. in tWGQI'l the shi s 2, against which they fit by hoits or rivol s o {i or (z-them 'isc. The blocks 51W! also '[irnily hold agai it longitudinal movomont by llu ii engagement iigainst lhe under shoulders 7, Formed in the lower shins oi the 11 nor llmwo: the blocks lJOTiHS' snitll. i i

sauce for the tietheir upper 'p lf fllll HS indicated it vmvo tho rziil-liiingos and. on the samo level 215 the ICUQSMS 3 of the side inoninors. i:

'ii'oi'roil, tho surface of recesses 8 in the hioolc may ho slightly above the niet i 5111' limos ol' EH11 3, therohy providi tor PUNK, compo i on of the block anti giving 9. i*(- ;i .i-: nt cmhion for the rails. By this con: situation it" ho soon iiihll; the rails jinn. spiked slot-m upon tho him-ho 5 in the manner i'l i()lll1illl)'fllhilll jtil with tho usual. wooden l as slow and depractically from will t0 Pint of gre t ill oi' the (innit-shin quzih."

"ll. ho ohsi 'i tho ion/0: no illlil lioni-io lli=l"-l with tho ballast (L. the :ii y also m. tgimpoii solidly around, underneath, and above the lower! bearing-flanges, while the center portion of the with an intervening rail-bearing block, and ieans for securing said parts together, subtie being open the construction thereby cflecl stantially as set forth.

tually prevents the tie from becoming centerbound. It will be understood also that the intermediate bearing members 3 may be R made in one continuous piece, although I upon. said upper surface.

prefer to make them separate for the reasons stated.

While I prefer the construction just described, wherein the upper portion of the side members 2 and the block 5 are recessed, it is obvious that these surfaces may be left smooth and unrecessed, as indicated in Fig. 6, the tie merely resting and being secured Good results may be secured by such construction, which would not constitute a departure from the inv tion.

In Fig. 7 I have shown an arrangement wherein the side members 2 are provided with flanges at each 'side, as in an E-beam, and it is obvious that the upper flanges may be also double, if preferred.

The advantages of the invention will be appr'eciated by allthose accustomed to this class of devices. It is very simple and inexpen sive in construction by reason of the facility with which the blocks 5 may be renewed, if worn or decayed, atsmall expense. The life of the tie is very much extended. It may be transported or laid in place in the ordinary way and by. the use of unskilled labor and will be found to secureall of the advantages, as to resiliency, 850., of a wooden tie, with the additional advantages hereinbefore noted.

Various changes or modifications may be made in the invention by the skilled mechanic; but all such are to be considered as within the scope of the following claims.

What I claim is -1. A tie consisting of outer structural members provided with depressed shouldered rail receiving recesses and an intervening rail: bearing block, with means for securing said parts together, substantially as set forth.

2. A tie consisting of outer verticallyar ranged flanged members provided up on their upper sides with shouldered recesses formed by depressing the metal. of the flanged members adapte to receive the rails of a track,

In a tie, the combination of outer vertically-arranged flanged members provided on their upper sides with shouldered recesses adapted to receive the rails of a track, formed by pressing the flanges downwardly, an intervening railbearing block engaging said downwardly-pressed flanges, and means for securing said parts together, substantially as set forth.

members adapted to receive the rails of a track, intervening rail-bearing blocks having bearing-surfaces on the same plane as said seats and securing-bolts passing through the webs of said flanged members and blocks whereby the parts are held rigidly together, substantially set forth.

In a tie, the combination of outer vertically-arranged flanged members provided on their upper sides with shouldergd recesses adapted to receive the rails of a track, inter veniug rail-bearing blocks providedwith corresponding recesses adapted to securely support the rails and to receive driven holdingspikes, and securing-bolts passing throu h the webs of said flanged members and bloc s whereby the parts are held rigidly together, substantially as set forth.

6. In a tie, the combination of two structural metal sides having upper horizontal flanges, rail-bearing seats and shoulders formed below the general plane of said flanges, intervening rail-bearing blocks having their upper bearingd'aces on a plane with said seats and adapted to'receive holdingspikes, and holding-bolts passing through the webs of said flanged members and blocks, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

I MILTON HARTLEY. Witnesses C. M. CLARKE, CHAs. S. LEPLEY.

4. In a tie, the combination of outer verti- 

